Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-08-20
BRIEF MENTION.

Park Barnes and family returned from their
camping trip Thursday.
Milton Bovard, of Mason Valley, was in
town Wednesday,; on business.
Omer Stallard is driving Stage while Bar
ton is on his visit to California.
CO. Damon, Of Wabuska, is about to
sell his ranch to John Werrin, of Virginia
City.
Sheriff Brann paid visit to Mason and
Smith Valleys, this week, in search Of ju-
rors.
J. B. Gallagher, is pushing his reservoir
and irrigation scheme along with his usual
activity.
There will be social dance at Concordia
Hall, Sutro, this evening, music by the Gyp
sey band.
Walter and Arlie Harris returnrd this week
from their camping trip to the Yosemite and
Lake Tahoe.
The glassblowers left for Reno last Sum-
day night after satisfactory three days ex-
hibit in this town.
County Assessor CARING has been absent
this week in Mason Valley, on business per-
tanning to his office.
Charlie Heilshorn took his departure last
Monday evening for Reno, where he intends
to locate permanently.
The roads are now dry between Wabuska
and the Switch, there being no water in the
bitches to turn into the road.
The West Walker river is nearly dry in
Mason Valley and the East Walker is dry
as powder house from the Mickey Ditch
down.
Hay in the bale IN Mason Valley is held
at $II per ton, and in the stack it is held at
81 per ton by many ranchers while some has
sold at 50.
Andrew Lotus has nearly completed the
additions to his house on upper Main street,
and will soon have as fine place as there
is in town.
The attention Of our readers is called tc
the delinquent notice Of the Mickey Ditch
Company, which appears in another column
Of this issue.
C. 7. Crowley, OF Sutro, J. r. Shaw and
G.. w. Keith have returned from Idaho
They report the people of Idaho as anxiou.
to be annexed to Nevada,
The piutes say the pinenut crop will be
good this year. This means that we will
have very severe or very pleasant Win.
ter, just as it happens 10 turn out.
The Occidental Hotel is doing a rushing
business. 1t is the place to stop when you
come TO town, if YOU want a comfortable
room. square m ais and courteous lreatm nj.
George Barton has gone on a visit 10 Oak
land, Cal, to visit his sister, whom he ha,
not seen for fourteen years; he will return in
about three weeks and bring his family with
him.
Homer Bonham, as will be seen in oul
advertising columns, has buggy and har
ness for sale He says il is worth $Iso
hut anyone wanting i, can have it al a bar
gain for cash.
George Midgley is now the happy daddy
of a bouncing boy baby The event happen
ed last Friday night abont 8 o'clock. MoIhel
and child are doing nicely and George will
survive Win Careful treatment.
The Weekly Reno Gazette joined issue
with the Sage6rash Sf0ekman and will here
after be published under the name Of the
Weekb Gneefte and .Stoekman with ]. B.
Rloor, Of the latter, as manager.
sold Ha ynes" is contemplating dispos
ing of his effects in Dayton and moving to
Humboldt county, Cal, where he has some
,.,l,t oh he h,riy H.,
valuable in that growing section.
Headers are now running from daylight
until dark on the ranches in Mason Valley.
The gram crop is as good as the average
The hay crops will be about three fourths 81
a crop. Some ranchers have large crops, and
others are lighter.
Chicken thieves, either beast or man, visit
ed the chicken house of ye editor last Mon
day night and carried away several nice
chickens. Get your work in while we have
the gloves on, boys. for afterwards you may
run against shotgun.
Bill Slingerland has his mansion on Sill
yer street completed and it adds greatly to
the appearance of that section of the town
Slingerland is quite carpenter himself, but
he did not know it, until after his house was
completed and he found out how neat ii
looked.
J. e. Twaddle. agent at Wabuska, was a
passenger for home on Thursdays train. He
had been to Washoe Valley to visit his cousin
George Murry, Jr.. who is very i'll with kid
ney trouble. Mr.. hurry has beeu taken to
San Francisco for treatment and there are
very little hopes Of his recovery.
Andy Walmsley and family returned from
the short visit to Lake Tahoe last Monday
evening. He brought with him a load Of
fine brook trout, which he distributed among
his numerous Dayton friends. The editor
tenders his thanks to Andy for mess of the
finest fish he has eaten for many day.
The Italians celebrated some kind of a
national holiday, similar to our Fourth Of
July. last Monday. In the evening they had
dance at Mingo's ranch, just below town
to which large number Of Virginia City
Italians came. and all the Italian on the
river took part in 1t. The shindig broke up
about o'clock after many OF the merry
Of Ttolu had ha~or>a frau